Species of Ichncumonidc'& from India. 231 



clearly separated punctures in the middle. Areola stoutly, closely, 

 mostly transversely, irregularly reticulated ; the posterior median 

 area closely transversely rugose. The hinder part of the propleurje 

 stoutly, closely obliquely striated. Mesopleurse closely, but not 

 strongly and the meta- closely, strongly, and uniformly punctured. 



Framha, gen. nov. 



Metethoracic spiracles small, oval. Antenna? tliickened and com- 

 pressed beyond the middle ; annulated with wliite ; the basal joints 

 of the flagellum elongated. Clypeus separated from the face ; its 

 apex broadly rounded. Mandibles with a large apical and a small 

 subapical tooth. Labrum hidden. Areolet 5-angled ; the transverse 

 basal nervure interstitial. Abdomen with seven distinct segments ; its 

 apex blunt ; the ventral fold extends to the apex of the 4th segment, 

 the ovipositor large, projecting. Legs moderately stout, the penulti- 

 mate tarsal joint spinose. 



Belongs to the A7nbly'pygi. The scutellum is flat and 

 not keeled, the post-scutellum bifoveate ; the face flat, 

 clypeal fovese large and deep ; the occiput margined ; the 

 temples not much developed ; the petiole as in Ichneumon ; 

 the gastrocoeli large, shallow ; the transverse basal nervure 

 interstitial ; the last ventral segment is large ; the cubital 

 nervure at the base is not angled, but broadly rounded. 

 The areola is wider than long, transverse in the middle with 

 the sides rounded at the base ; the apex rounded inwardly. 



Framha mandihularis, sp. nov. 



Black, a line on the pronotum, broadest behind, the tegulse, 

 tubercles, scutellums, a band on the base of the propleurce, yellow ; 

 the sides of the petiole broadly, the apex more narrowly, rufous ; 

 the 2nd, 3rd and 4th abdominal segments rufous and yellow at the 

 base and apex, the others yellow at the apex. The foi;r front legs 

 fulvous, the coxa3 and trochanters yellow, the hinder pair rufous ; 

 the coxpe fulvous-yellow behind, the tibise of a much darker rufous 

 colour, the tarsi fulvous. Wings hyaline, the nervures fuscous, paler 

 towards the apex ; the lower part of the stigma pale testaceous. 5 . 



Length, 8 mm. 



Hob. Khasia Hills. Coll. Rothney. 



The scape and the 10th to 16th joints of the antenna3 white, the 2nd 

 and the apices of the 3rd and 4th joints brownish. Face strongly 

 punctured, the clypeus less strongly and closely punctured and 

 covered with short white pubescence. The base of the mandibles 



